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Cloud County board approves $657,922 in expenses, hires equipment operator and approves utility easement
Summary
The Board approved expenses totaling $657,922.31, hired a part‑time highway equipment operator at $16.80/hr, approved a utility line petition for K & K Land LLC, authorized a short executive session for personnel and approved abatements and minutes at its March 25 meeting.
The Cloud County Board of Commissioners on March 25 approved county expenditures, personnel actions and a utility easement among other routine items.
The board approved expenses totaling $657,922.31 across multiple funds. The minutes list allocations including $140,220.74 to the General Fund, $138,675.05 to Road & Bridge, $58,941.97 to Pawnee Mental Health, $58,562.29 to OCCK and $88,450.09 to Services for the Elderly; the Clerk noted full expense detail is available at the County Clerk’s office and on the public records webpage.
On separate motions recorded in the minutes, the board approved a petition allowing a utility line for Benson Keil of K & K Land LLC to cross 130th and Gold diagonally (motion by Commissioner Copple, second by Commissioner Cleveland, unanimous), and approved hiring Danny Lahodny as a part‑time equipment operator in the Highway Department effective March 25 at an introductory rate of $16.80 per hour (motion by Commissioner Cleveland, second by Commissioner Copple, unanimous vote).
The board also approved a 10‑minute executive session to discuss non‑elected personnel (motion by Commissioner Copple, second by Commissioner Cleveland) slated to resume at 11:14 a.m. Abatements 2024‑81 through 2024‑85 were approved (net change ($143.82), refund $13.58) on a motion by Commissioner Cleveland with a second from Commissioner Copple. The board approved the March 18, 2024 minutes and adjourned at 11:39 a.m.
Where the minutes record motions, the mover and seconder are noted. The transcript shows these actions were carried by unanimous vote; no further conditions or implementation steps are recorded in the minutes.
